When was Buzz Aldrin born?

Buzz Aldrin was born on 20 January 1930 in Mountainside Medical Center.

Where did Buzz Aldrin study?

Buzz Aldrin was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Military Academy, Severn School, Montclair High School.

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Buzz Aldrin

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American astronaut (born 1930)

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Buzz Aldrin ( AWL-drin; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. He made three spacewalks as pilot of NASA’s 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. Following the deaths of Armstrong in 2012 and pilot Michael Collins in 2021, Aldrin is the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member, and the oldest living astronaut.

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Born: 20 January 1930 wd
Place of birth: Mountainside Medical Center wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: air force officer, fighter pilot, astronaut, autobiographer, science fiction writer, engineer wd
Political party: Republican Party wd
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Military Academy, Severn School, Montclair High School wd
Spouse: Joan Ann Archer, Beverly Van Zile, Lois Driggs Cannon wd
Official website: buzzaldrin.com wd
Social media: X (Twitter) · Facebook · Instagram wd

Awards wd

Distinguished Flying Cross
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Order of Culture (1969)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1969)
Air Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Harmon Trophy
NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1966)
Steiger Award
Congressional Gold Medal
National Aviation Hall of Fame (2000)
California Hall of Fame (2011)
New Jersey Hall of Fame (2008)
Horatio Alger Award (2005)
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations (1970)

About

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Aldrin graduated third in the class of 1951 from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned into the United States Air Force and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions and shot down two MiG-15 fighter jets.

After earning a Doctor of Science degree in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA's Astronaut Group 3, making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree. His doctoral thesis, Line-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous, earned him the nickname "Dr. Rendezvous" from fellow astronauts. His first space flight was in 1966 on Gemini 12, during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity. Three years later, Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), nineteen minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface, while command module pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit. A Presbyterian elder, Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon, when he privately took communion, which was the first food and liquid to be consumed there.

After leaving NASA in 1971, Aldrin became Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He retired from the Air Force in…

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When was Buzz Aldrin born?: Buzz Aldrin was born on 20 January 1930 in Mountainside Medical Center.
Where did Buzz Aldrin study?: Buzz Aldrin was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Military Academy, Severn School, Montclair High School.

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